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BEN HUR
by WALLACE, Lew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine, bright set
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper Brothers, 1903. Hardcover. Fine, bright set. William Martin Johnson. Two volumes bound in decorated green cloth of this handsome reprint illustrated from drawings by William Martin Johnson and photographs, with nearly every page illustrated with a drawing in the margin. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper of the first volume: "Crawfordsville,/Nov. 21st, 1904./Dear Madam,/I can do little more/than write my name/here, and wish you/every happiness of life./Lew Wallace/Mrs. Beers." A fine example of this classic title, extremely difficult to find inscribed.
Synopsis
A bestseller since 1880...The classic saga of the Roman EmpireFrom a thrilling sea battle to its famous chariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic tale of a prince who became a slave and by a twist of fate and his own skill-won a chance at freedom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009677
- Title
- BEN HUR
- Author
- WALLACE, Lew
- Illustrator
- William Martin Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, bright set
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Signed, Fiction, Autographs, Ancient Rome, Lew Wallace, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Inscribed, Illustrated Books, Movie Fiction, 19th Century American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; Movie Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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